Haiti’s National Human Rights Defense Network has said the gang was angry that a local self-defense group was trying to limit gang activity in Pont-Sondé and prevent it from profiting off a makeshift road toll it had recently established nearby. Gran ...
UNITED NATIONS, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Renewed battling between gangs in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has killed 26 civilians, injured 22 others and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. The United Nations and partners support the mayor's office of ...
GENEVA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 people, including 10 women and three infants, were killed in a series of gang attacks in Haiti on Thursday, according to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office. The UN human rights body expressed its horror over the attacks in a statement p...
A gang leader in Haiti is injured in a shootout with Haitian and Kenyan police Oct. 15, 2024 The coalition also has unified to fight a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to quell gang violence in Haiti that began earlier this year. ...
Haiti: Gang raid kills dozens in Pont-SondeArmed gunmen passed through the town of Pont-Sonde with automatic rifles, shooting at residents, according to the UN.Friday 4 October 2024 23:53, UK Haiti ShareThis is a modal window. Video UnavailableAt least 70 people have been killed in a ...
At least 16 people were also seriously injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday, according to the UN. Gang members were said to have set fire to at least 45 homes and 34 vehicles, forcing residents to flee. Gang violence in Haiti is rampant and has brought parts of the ...
“The leaders of violent gangs in Haiti that terrorize Americans citizens in order to fuel their criminal activity will be met with the full force of the Justice Department,” U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement. ...
One voluntary prison worker on Sunday said 99 prisoners had chosen to stay in their cells for fear of being killed in the crossfire. 'One word we can use to describe the situation in Haiti is, nightmare.' The bodies of three inmates who had tried to fleelay dead in...
OTTAWA — A Canadian Armed Forces surveillance plane was heading home on Tuesday after two intelligence-collecting flights over Haiti. The CP-140 Aurora’s return came after the Liberal government announced on Saturday that the plane was being deployed to collect intelligence on gang activity in Hai...
Haiti’s National Human Rights Defense Network has said the gang was angry that a local self-defense group was trying to limit gang activity in Pont-Sonde and prevent it from profiting off a makeshift road toll it had recently established nearby. ...